What is emissions of air pollutants in El Salvador?

Emissions of air pollutants in El Salvador was 62,839 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in El Salvador?

The highest recorded value was 79,889 tonnes in 2007.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in El Salvador?

The lowest recorded value was 23.83 tonnes in 1750.

How does El Salvador rank for emissions of air pollutants?

El Salvador ranks 115th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this El Salvador data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in El Salvador

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in El Salvador
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

El Salvador: Emissions of air pollutants was 62,839 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

62,839 tonnes

Change on year

up 3.0%

World rank

115th

of 220 countries

All-time high

79,889 tonnes

in 2007

All-time low

23.83 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in El Salvador, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants in El Salvador is 62,839 tonnes, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in El Salvador peaked at 79,889 tonnes in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23.83 tonnes, in 1750.

El Salvador ranks 115th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	24.24 tonnes	23.83 tonnes	24.65 tonnes	10
1760s	25.31 tonnes	24.74 tonnes	25.88 tonnes	10
1770s	28.01 tonnes	26.01 tonnes	30.01 tonnes	10
1780s	32.44 tonnes	30.46 tonnes	34.42 tonnes	10
1790s	36.82 tonnes	34.86 tonnes	38.77 tonnes	10
1800s	41.43 tonnes	39.2 tonnes	43.66 tonnes	10
1810s	46.42 tonnes	44.16 tonnes	48.69 tonnes	10
1820s	52.94 tonnes	49.2 tonnes	56.69 tonnes	10
1830s	61.32 tonnes	57.53 tonnes	65.13 tonnes	10
1840s	69.81 tonnes	65.98 tonnes	73.66 tonnes	10
1850s	81.14 tonnes	74.2 tonnes	88.42 tonnes	10
1860s	99.44 tonnes	90.11 tonnes	109.31 tonnes	10
1870s	125.28 tonnes	111.63 tonnes	139.59 tonnes	10
1880s	160.43 tonnes	142.94 tonnes	179.44 tonnes	10
1890s	209.02 tonnes	184.06 tonnes	235.95 tonnes	10
1900s	436.2 tonnes	242.32 tonnes	652.63 tonnes	10
1910s	964.59 tonnes	708.01 tonnes	1,260 tonnes	10
1920s	1,634 tonnes	1,337 tonnes	1,974 tonnes	10
1930s	2,326 tonnes	2,053 tonnes	2,668 tonnes	10
1940s	3,056 tonnes	2,756 tonnes	3,440 tonnes	10
1950s	8,795 tonnes	6,456 tonnes	10,601 tonnes	10
1960s	15,991 tonnes	10,669 tonnes	19,418 tonnes	10
1970s	27,762 tonnes	21,821 tonnes	32,405 tonnes	10
1980s	27,261 tonnes	24,256 tonnes	31,832 tonnes	10
1990s	51,907 tonnes	33,504 tonnes	65,841 tonnes	10
2000s	73,233 tonnes	62,474 tonnes	79,889 tonnes	10
2010s	67,329 tonnes	61,398 tonnes	72,585 tonnes	10
2020s	59,704 tonnes	55,284 tonnes	62,839 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near El Salvador

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More environment data for El Salvador

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.33 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0416 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0137 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0224 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.14 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in El Salvador?: Emissions of air pollutants in El Salvador was 62,839 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 79,889 tonnes in 2007.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 23.83 tonnes in 1750.
How does El Salvador rank for emissions of air pollutants?: El Salvador ranks 115th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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